Judge Quashes Felony Murder Charges Against Former Houston Cop Whose Lies Led to a Deadly 2019 Drug Raid
Gerald Goines' lawyers argued that the indictment did not adequately specify the underlying felony of tampering with a government document.
Gerald Goines' lawyers argued that the indictment did not adequately specify the underlying felony of tampering with a government document.
Modern cars are smartphones on wheels, but with less protection for your data.
The Institute for Justice says its data show that a century-old Supreme Court doctrine created a huge exception to the Fourth Amendment.
A lawsuit from the Institute for Justice claims the law violates the Louisiana Constitution.
Amid fear of rising crime, let's take a careful and deliberate approach—lest innocent people lose their rights and property.
According to a new lawsuit, NYC's child protection agency almost never obtained warrants when it searched over 50,000 family homes during abuse and neglect investigations.
Deputy Jesse Hernandez, whose bullets miraculously missed the handcuffed suspect in the car, resigned during an investigation that found he "violated policy."
An analysis of appeals involving the doctrine finds that less than a quarter "fit the popular conception of police accused of excessive force."
R. Anthony Rupp III was cited and detained after he called a police officer an "asshole" after the cop nearly drove into two pedestrians.
Greg and Teresa Almond lost their house and livelihood over a misdemeanor drug crime. Sheriff's deputies never got a warrant to search their house.
A federal judge allowed a lawsuit against the officers to proceed, finding evidence of several constitutional violations.
Tyler Harrington has filed a lawsuit after four police officers burst into his home in the middle of the night.
The verdict vindicates the constitutional rights that Louisiana sheriff's deputies flagrantly violated when they hauled Waylon Bailey off to jail.
The appeals court dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a Laredo gadfly who was arrested for asking questions.
Since leaving Houston, Art Acevedo has bounced from job to job, continuing a spotty career marred by scandal.
Cases like this are exactly why the Fourth Amendment was adopted in the first place, wrote federal Judge Milan D. Smith Jr.
Facial recognition technology is increasingly being deployed by police officers across the country, but the scope of its use has been hard to pin down.
"You've got to be able to demonstrate some level of legitimacy" the head of the National Sheriffs' Association says of carrying large amounts of cash.
Juries convicted two paramedics and one police officer of criminally negligent homicide but acquitted two other cops.
Police officers already are routinely indemnified, and suing them for abuse is much harder than Trump claims.
Section 702 will continue until April, when Congress will have another shot at seriously reforming a program that desperately needs it.
A report from New Jersey's comptroller criticizes Street Cop Training for encouraging illegal traffic stops.
On Thursday, a federal appeals court will hear about the FBI's "blatant scheme to circumvent" the Fourth Amendment.
The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the incident as well.
A new lawsuit alleges that Deputy Benjamin Jacquot, a school resource officer, slammed an 8-year-old's face into a conference room floor, causing bruises and lacerations.
Years before a federal case shined a light on the problem, Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey should have known something was amiss.
Officers barged into their house without a warrant, shot their dog, and mocked them, a federal civil rights lawsuit says.
Elisabeth Rehn was about to take a bath when police officers kicked down her door, flooded into her apartment, and pointed their guns at her.
According to a new lawsuit, New Jersey has handed over leftover blood from newborn genetic testing to law enforcement and sold it to third parties.
The bipartisan Government Surveillance Reform Act would stop a lot of warrantless surveillance as a condition for renewal of Section 702 authorities.
"I asked them to show me a warrant; they didn't show me nothing," a grandmother said.
School officials in three states are effectively immune from lawsuits over excessive corporal punishment. A Louisiana mother is asking the Supreme Court to step in.
The Michigan Supreme Court will hear opening arguments today in a case that could decide whether the practice is allowed.
In light of the state's marijuana reforms, the court says, the odor of weed is not enough to establish probable cause.
The outrageous case has led to calls from Congress to pass legislation curbing civil asset forfeiture.
An officer conducted the search of Prentiss Jackson's vehicle after claiming he could smell "a little bit of weed." It ultimately resulted in a lengthy prison term.
"The police are free to ask questions, and the public is free to ignore them," wrote a federal judge.
The late California senator always seemed to err on the side of more government power and less individual freedom.
The trial—and, in some sense, Timpa's life—was about transparency.
The Nixon administration did everything it could to curb antiwar activism. Then the courts said it had gone too far.
Warrantless home invasions are intrusive and dangerous for those on the receiving end.
A federal judge compared Waylon Bailey’s Facebook jest to "falsely shouting fire in a theatre."
The appeals court ruled that a Facebook post alluding to World War Z was clearly protected by the First Amendment.
The former Minneapolis officer's 57-month sentence is based largely on the premise that he was "in the best position" to save Floyd.
A White House panel says the FBI's internal control over Section 702 databases are "insufficient to ensure compliance and earn the public's trust."
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